Study no. | Age | Sex | Primary/secondary | Prior PTX | Time drain in situ/until VATS (days) | Time on device (days) | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 46 | F | Primary | 0 | 2 | 1 | No recurrence |
2 | 50 | M | Secondary | 1 (2010) | 23 | 1 | No recurrence |
3 | 63 | M | Secondary | 1 (2005) | 30 | 29 | No recurrence Died of respiratory failure |
4 | 65 | M | Secondary | 0 | 14 | 1 | No recurrence. 2 drains fell out |
5 | 50 | M | Secondary | 0 | 2 | 1 | No recurrence |
6 | 59 | M | Secondary | 2 (2012 ×2) | 2 | 2 | No recurrence |
7 | 42 | M | Primary | 0 | 9 | 5 | VATS as inpatient |
8 | 48 | M | Secondary | 0 | 6 | 4 | No recurrence |
9 | 33 | M | Primary | 0 | 3 | 2 | No recurrence |
10 | 27 | M | Primary | 0 | 7 | 5 | No recurrence |
11 | 64 | M | Secondary | 1 (2012) | 92 | 7 | No recurrence following valve insertion |
12 | 38 | M | Secondary | 3 (2011) | 8 | 5 | Inpatient VATS |
13 | 70 | M | Secondary | 0 | 11 | 7 | No recurrence died of laryngeal cancer |
PTX, pneumothorax; VATS, video assisted thoracoscopic surgery